DisplayMaker Legacy Esprit Print Server & Driver Setup Guide Part Number 0706067 Rev B 1
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About This Manual Read this manual to set up print server and driver options for ColorSpan DisplayMaker Esprit digital color printers. ◆ Chapter 1 shows you how to set server options and perform a ColorMark calibration. ◆ Chapter 2 shows you how to set LaserWriter 8 driver options on the Apple Macintosh OS. ◆ Chapter 3 shows you how to set PostScript Printer driver options under Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Conventions This manual uses the following informational conventions: Note A special technique or information that may help you perform a task or understand a process. Hinweis Ein Hinweis beschreibt eine spezielle technik zur Lösung einer Aufgabe oder enthällt Informationen, die Ihnen eine Prozedur näher erläutert. Caution Alerts you to something that has the potential to cause damage to hardware, software, or data.
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CHAPTER 1 Print Server Setup This chapter shows how to set up ColorSpan print server options for the DisplayMaker Esprit printer. It explains: ◆ Configuring the Printer (page 1-2) ◆ Viewing Printer Status (page 1-4) ◆ Configuring the Input Port (page 1-6) ◆ Attention Queue Jobs (page 1-14) ◆ Calibration (page 1-16) Before you can perform the procedures in this chapter, you must add the DisplayMaker Esprit printer to the System Control interface.
Configuring the Printer Use the following procedure to configure a DisplayMaker Esprit printer. First make sure the printer is connected to the server, plugged in, turned on, and warmed up. 1. Position the cursor on the printer icon. 2. Press and hold either mouse button to display the printer menu. 3. Select Configure from the printer menu. The following Configuration dialog box appears. Fig. 1-1.
4. Set or verify the printer configuration. Printer Name ◆ Printer Name - this name identifies the printer. It appears under the Printer icon in System Control and in various dialog boxes. ◆ ColorMark CMS - for accurate color matching, specify the Media type loaded in the printer. If a print job specifies a different media, the job is routed to the Output Attention queue with a disposition of Media Mismatch. ◆ Dithering - Threshold Dithering produces photographic-quality results.
Viewing Printer Status To view the DisplayMaker Esprit printer’s status: 1. Position the cursor on the printer icon. 2. Press and hold either mouse button to display the printer menu. 3. Select Status from the printer menu. The following dialog box appears: Fig. 1-2.
◆ Printer Status - This is the printer’s current state, such as Ready or Printing. ◆ Software Version - This is the version of the printer’s embedded software. ◆ ColorMark CMS Version — the version of ColorMark Color Management System (CMS) software currently installed for this printer. ColorMark CMS status — indicates whether the profilers are properly installed in the printer. Ink Type — the ink type(s) currently installed in the printer.
Configuring the Input Port When you first add a port to System Control, you need to configure it for use with a specific output device. This section describes options for DisplayMaker Esprit. Refer to the System Control User Guide for additional input port information. You can also specify most of these options for individual print jobs from the Document Details dialog box. Fig. 1-3.
◆ Microsoft Windows Network - On a Microsoft Windows Network, the WinLink port name appears as a network printer connected to the server. ◆ Novell Network - On a Novell NetWare network, the system defaults to the print queue selected through the Windows Control Panel. To change the NetWare File Server and Print Server names, click Settings on the port configuration dialog box. EPS Options Default Print Mode Specifies how EPS files sent to the printer with the ColorSpan Downloader Utility are printed.
◆ SmoothTone Full Page – highest quality, applies SmoothTone error diffusion to all elements on the page. Yields the best spot color matching. ◆ Mural Better - Image quality with Mural Better is very close to SmoothTone Full Page, but RIP times are much faster. Print with Mural Better quality level first, but switch to SmoothTone Full Page if there are “jaggies” in text or line art ◆ Mural Bigger - Mural Bigger mode is designed for murals and banners that will be viewed at great distances.
Step-and-Repeat Step-and-Repeat prints copies of an image across the width of a page, offsets the image horizontally, then prints another row of the image, and so on until the end of the page is reached. This is useful for applications such as wallpaper, textile prints, set backgrounds, and gift wrap mock-ups. To specify step-and-repeat settings for an image: 1. In the System Control interface, route a port to the Output Hold queue, or pause the Standard port. 2.
The Step-and-Repeat properties appear similar to this example (if they do not appear, then Step-and-Repeat is not supported on the selected printer): Fig. 1-4. Printing Options ◆ Length - when you click the Length radio button, the Step-and-Repeat properties become visible. In the length field, enter the length you want the step-and-repeat pattern to be printed. ◆ Gutter Width - enter the blank space you wish between each repeated image.
The job appears in the queue with a Step-and-Repeat icon, as shown below. 6. To print the job, unpause the queue, or move the job to an active Output port. ColorMark CMS Color Space The Input Color Space option you select determines how image colors are converted from one device to another, which establishes the method of color correction that will be performed by the print server. ◆ RGB - Used for print jobs created in the RGB color space; best for most images.
◆ CANONICAL - When checked (enabled) this mode overrides the previous two settings. Use this mode to output pure solid colors, such as for presentation graphics. This option uses no color correction, but instead uses a default RGB-to-CMYK conversion. Color Profile The table lists the color profiles available for the printer. A color profile is a data file that converts the colors in a file sent to the RIP into colors that can be printed on the printer.
Most of the new profiles in Versions 8.3 and later of the ColorMark CMS Software are in a “density-linearized” format.
Attention Queue Jobs Media Size Mismatch Override There are two special Attention Queue dispositions that apply to DisplayMaker Esprit. For other Attention Queue dispositions and how to resolve them, refer to the System Control online Help, or “Job Dispositions” in Appendix A of the System Control User Guide. ◆ Media Size Mismatch Override ◆ Uncalibrated Printer You can print a job that System Control sends to the Attention Queue with a Media Size Mismatch error by overridng the error.
Uncalibrated Printer The disposition Uncalibrated Printer means that the printer’s Quality Check Mode was ON, and an AutoSet calibration (initiated by AutoTune) failed due to an excessive number of missing or misfiring ink jets on one or more cartridges. ◆ If Quality Check Mode is ON in Unattended Mode, the print job is not printed, and it is sent to the Attention queue with the disposition Uncalibrated Printer.
Calibration ColorMark calibration is one of the most significant things you can do to ensure accurate and consistent color output. The calibration procedures store information about specific inks, media, and printers in the ColorMark software which then tailors the processing of the job to optimize the inks, media and printer used. Calibrating the DisplayMaker Esprit consists of two steps: Calibrating the print engine itself, and calibrating the ColorMark Color Management System software.
Calibrating ColorMark Software To Color Calibrate a DisplayMaker Esprit printer: 1. Make sure the printer is connected to the server, plugged in, turned on, and displays the “Ready” message on the control panel. If you will be using the ColorMark Calibrator or an X-Rite DTP41 device rather than the printer’s camera to take the readings, make sure the device is connected to the server and powered on. Calibrate the DTP41 according to the instructions in its Operator’s Manual. 2.
8. Click the button marked Printer’s Camera or the one marked Manual Swatch Reader. A dialog box appears that gives you the option of printing the Calibration Page or taking calibration readings. 9. Click the button marked Print Calibration Page. The printer prints a series of color swatches. ◆ To use the DTP41 device, wait until printing is complete, then cut the swatches into strips as indicated on the print.
Be sure to place the eye of the calibrator on an area of the color swatch that has uniform pattern reproduction. Avoid placing the eye over any defects, blemishes, or ink inconsistencies on the color swatch. b. Press and hold the Calibrator base down until the print server beeps, indicating that the reading has been taken. The box moves to the next swatch on the screen as a beep signals that you can take the next reading. c.
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CHAPTER 2 Macintosh Setup This chapter provides specific information about printing from your Macintosh to the DisplayMaker Esprit printer. This chapter explains: ◆ Page Setup options from your application (page 2-2) ◆ Print options from your application (page 2-3) If you haven’t yet configured your Macintosh environment to print to the print server, refer to the ColorSpan Printing Tools User Guide for instructions.
LaserWriter 8 Driver Setup Before you print, install the Printing Tools software and fonts as described in the ColorSpan Printing Tools User Guide. The installer does not install a LaserWriter driver automatically. You should obtain the latest driver that is appropriate for your operating system version. This driver is available on your operating system disks or from the Apple Computer World Wide Web site at http:/ /www.apple.com/. The LaserWriter version 8.2.
Choose Print Options 1. Select Print from your application’s File menu. The Print dialog box appears. 2. Select General options: ◆ Copies – The number of copies to be printed. ◆ Pages – Click All to print all pages. Type the number of the first page to be printed in the left box and the last page to be printed in the right box to print a range. ◆ Paper Source – RollFeeder is the default and should be used. ◆ Destination – Select Printer to print the file.
Mural Bigger – for super-large prints, rasterizes the page at 300 dpi, and prints images, text, and line art at 600 dpi. Yields good quality prints for viewing from ten feet or more, enables the maximum print length due to smaller server memory requirements. ◆ Interpolation – Selecting Interpolate causes the printer to print scaled images with fewer “jaggies” and less “pixelization.
◆ Canonical Color – Determines how image colors are converted from one device to another, which establishes the method of color correction that will be performed by the print server. The Color Space option is only available when ColorMark Color Management System software is installed. Off (TRUMATCH) – This mode provides the best possible color correction. With TRUMATCH selected, you can be assured of accurate matching of TRUMATCH spot colors and true reproduction of full-color images.
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CHAPTER 3 Windows Setup This chapter provides specific information about printing from your PC to a DisplayMaker Esprit printer connected to the print server. It explains how to specify printing options using the PostScript driver for Microsoft Windows operating systems. If you haven’t yet configured your Windows environment to print to the print server, refer to the ColorSpan Printing Tools User Guide for instructions.
PostScript Driver Setup To configure DisplayMaker Esprit printing options: 1. Click the Windows Start button. 2. Select Settings - Printers. 3. In the Printer folder, highlight the DisplayMaker Esprit icon, then display the printing options. ◆ In Windows 95/98, right-click the printer icon. The Properties dialog box appears. ◆ In Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000, open the Printers folder’s File menu and click on Document Defaults. The Document Defaults dialog box appears.
Graphics To access these settings under Windows NT 4.0/2000, open the File - Document Defaults dialog box and click the Advanced tab. Resolution Fonts Device Options ◆ SmoothTone Full Page — this setting prints all components of a document (including images, text, and line art) using SmoothTone.
the job. However, be aware that if you enable both Image Interpolation and Image Sharpening, RIP time is greatly increased. ◆ Sharpening — causes the printer to correct softened edges in images printed using SmoothTone dithering. It does not affect images with less than 8 bits per pixel or less than 512 pixels wide. Note: Using image sharpening adds some processing time to the print job, depending on the nature and complexity of the job.
